Studies the extent to which a developmental program of tactile perception and braille letter recognition would affect errors in tactile perception, braille letter recognition, and reduce scrubbing and backtracking behaviors of braille users. Experimental subjects showed significantly fewer errors in tactile perception, braille letter recognition, backtracking behaviors, and scrubbing behaviors than did control subjects.
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